Haynes and Boone moved into its office near Bank of America Stadium in Uptown Charlotte in April 2024. Courtesy photo 'Sometimes It's a Marathon': Haynes and Boone's Commitment to Charlotte Begins to Bear Fruit
The Texas-based firm arrived in the Queen City with three attorneys just before the start of the pandemic. Head count has now grown to 25.
October 09, 2024 at 06:07 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Haynes and Boone has increased head count eight times over its original number in its Charlotte office since 2019.
- The office includes lawyers who almost all deal with finance-related practices.
- The firm added its first commercial litigator in early September.
The pandemic and the ups and downs in the financial markets in recent years could have combined to nip the growth of Haynes and Boone's Charlotte office in the bud.
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